Male given name
Also known as Roald (given name) · Roald (first name)
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Roald is a Norwegian given name. It is the modern form of the Old Norse name Hróðvaldr or Hróaldr, composed of the elements hróðr "fame" and valdr "ruler, leader". Persons named Roald include:Roald Aas (1928–2012), Norwegian Olympic speed skater and bicycle racer Roald Als, Danish political cartoonist Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (footballer) (1913–1985), Norwegian professional footballer Roald Åsmund Bye (1928–2003), Norwegian politician Roald Bradstock, English Olympic javelin thrower Roald Dahl (1916–1990), British author and poet Roald Dysthe (1903–1997), Norwegian businessman and acquitted Nazi collaborator Roald G. Bergsaker, Norwegian sports official and politician Roald H. Fryxell (1934–1974), American geologist and archaeologist Roald Halvorsen (1914–2010), Norwegian typographer, Communist Party politician, and World War II resistance member Roald Aga Haug, Norwegian politician Roald Hoffmann, American theoretical chemist Roald Jensen (1943–1987), Norwegian professional footballer Roald Larsen (1898–1959), Norwegian Olympic speed skater Roald (Løgmaður), First Minister of the Faroe Islands Roald Øyen, Norwegian television personality and host Roald Poulsen, Danish football manager Roald Sagdeev, Russian physicist Roald Storsletten (1915–1991), Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor Roald van Hout, Dutch professional footballer Roald van Noort, Dutch Olympic water polo player Roald, a fictional penguin villager from the video game series Animal CrossingSurnameArnfinn Severin Roald (1914–1983), Norwegian politician